
Language: French
Description: A large, ancient, semihard, blue cheese of cow’s milk with a little added goat’s milk. It is a loaf-shaped cheese with a fine, pale crust and a spicy flavour. It is made in dairies in the Sassenage region of Dauphiné and is similar to Bleu de Gex-Haut-Jura. (AOC).
Ethnicity: French
Most frequent country: France
Most frequent region: Dauphiné
Better know as: Bleu de Sassenage
See places: French food and cuisine, Dauphine
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